Combination kitchen-table.



No. 834.171. PATBNTED 00T. 23., 1906. (w. c. sTEERs. COMBINATION KITCHEN TABLE.'

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1903..

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COMBINATION. KITCHEN TABLE.

APPLICATION IA'ILED JULY 30. 1903.

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Y 1citi'zenf'the-United' States, residingat San i 'Kitchen-Tables, of whichthe'following is a showing' the table-top extended, the tabletop being broken-off on one side of a transand "State vj`rofA California,

y' intendedY more particularly 'for kitchen use -to.provide vby-ready adjustment 'try-table or an extension-table having a 'larger or smaller extentof table-surface for other work.

' to contain flour stances required for use.

'mensions WILHELM@ siennes, -oF ysari FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

"Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Oct. 23.21906.

' ApplicationiledJulyjBO,1903. SerialNo-167,537.

l Be: it' known` that 1,"WILHELM C; STEERs, a

Francisco, in'the county of'San Francisco have Invented new and 'usefullmp'rovements in Combination specification. y

This invention relates to l extension-tables and ythe invention" has for' its object chiefly anarticle of furniture convertible of itsparts into a pas- V Tothis end and object my invention comnovel construction and combi-l pointe'd out in the claims at the end ofthis `The accompanying drawings illustrate' the said improvements in the construction of al kitchen-table provided-with drawers and binsv and other' articles and sub-` Figure 1 is a plan or top view of the table,`

verse central line and the removable center board broken away directly over the slides and stops. Fig. 2'is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2 2, Fie. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taen through the tabletop and the drawers and bins, showing the top closed and contracted to its smallest di- Fig. 4 is an end view of the table-` top, showing the same.` extended to its greatest dimensions. t

The novel features of this construction consist of the divided top formed of two slidable sections a l), the means for supporting and guiding them, and a removable middle section coneposed of two boards or panels c d, each corresponding in width to the opening between the sliding sections when the latter are separated to their greatest extent of movement and inlength e ual to one-half the longitudinal dimension o the opening, or of such length that the two center boards c d when laid in place between the extended tcp section will close the opening and form with them a continuous surface lengthwise and breadthwise of the table-top. t

Space directly beneath the attached and vslidable sections is provided "for the L-reInovable sections c' Z,-inwhich they are'iitted to A slide inandout' from the front'fside f' the4 table above the'drawers' e and binsf,"` and Vin l this space the twov boards c' dare vs towedaway when not used to complete 'the tablet-topfr and are adapted to` slide in and outwherr they are used as j pastr'yeboards. These Iremovable sections have the i function of #extensionlleaves to uclose the-opening betweenfthe drawn-out sections "of 'the tableetop "when usedk in one positionfandff'of ypastry-boards 'when' the extensible sections are'closedover '-thevtop.

"The construction of the slides that support and" guide the extensible sections is' sp eci'ally designedto furnish strongandl rigid'supports to sustain the sections 'andthe-weightthey are' required to bear when. .they'are-zdrawn out and guides to keep theml in line'lat both ends and at the same time togiveroombr space j` for the removable boards c d'between 'the ta- 'ble-top and the drawers.

The slide-bars 2 3' at'the samefend-f the table are fastened to* the under-'sideof the sections a b' and are fitted one against' the inside and the other' on` the outside oftheffixed top rail 4 that 'extends' along the yendpanel g of the frame between the legs h h.

The slide-bars 2 3 moving onz'the top rail, pass each otherfrom opposite directions' and are confined and guided by 4tongue-androovel faces that prevent the sections a b from being raised and the slide-bars" from leaving their guides,` while they are 4free to move in and out as the sections arerclosed or opened. y

The bars 2 3 are itted to slide on yguides 5 6, fixed to the inside and outside faces of the end panel g, and the posts h hofv the legs are groovedor cut away on the -top endy directly under the slidable sections a t. This construction' allows'the slide-bars to fit closely against the end of the frame particularly on the side next to the drawer e. -rIt also permits the use of a bar sufficiently long to give a steady support to a wide leat.` The movements of the sect-ions in opening and in closing are limited by stop-blocks on: the slidebars.

The stop 5a on the bar 2 prevents the section a from being drawn out beyond its proper place by coming inV contact-with the osts h h at the point 7, and the movement of the section when pushed back to place is arrested by a second stop 8.

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The slide-bar 3 is limited in its movements in the same manner by a stop-block 6a, which by contact with the post of the table-leg when the section b is drawn out prevents further movement, or when the section is pushed back to place the slide is arrested by the stop striking the end of the fixed guide 6. Vhen each leaf is drawn out to its fullest extent,

one-half, at least, of the length of its slide-bar is lying within the guides to furnish a strong steady support for the extended leaf.

rIhe boards c d correspond in width to the space between the slidable sections when the latter are drawn out, and the two boards are of proper length also when placed end to end to exactly fit the opening lengthwise.

The space t between the drawers and the leaves a b above receives the two boards c d when the slidable sections are closed together, and in that position the boards are accessible from the iront and can be partly drawn out for use the same as the ordinary pastryboard. Both sides of the boards are iinished for use, and while one side is used for moldmi and kneading or for cutting-boards the ot er side remains smooth and clean to form a part of the table-surface when the board is turned and placed in position between the slidable sections.

The upper horizontal table-frame 15 is constructed, as shown in Fig. 2, to provide the ledges 11 12 for the boards c d to slide on, and a parting-strip 13 separates the space i transversely into two divisions equal in width to the boards, so that the latter will slide moothly between the strip 13 and the slide- The strip 13 is arranged centrally of the table and transversely ofthe space formed by the separation of the two sliding sections, and it serves as the support upon which the inner adjacent edges of the removable sections c d rest, This intermediate strip 13 and the slide-bars 2 extend upward above the table-frame 15 and above the ledges 11 12 and are so disposed that when the removable `boards c d are inserted between the slidable sections a b the boards rest upon and are supported by the said parts. Vhen the slidable sections are brought together, the boards c d being removed, the sections a b lie above the strip 13 and the slide-bars 2, leaving the spaces t between the table-frame 15 and the slidable sections, such spaces being open at the sides and each of a proper size to receive one of the removable boards c d. The

boards can thus be stored away without in any wise interfering with the drawers e or necessitating any complicated construction of the table or the introduction into the table of any part or parts that are not at all times utilized, for it will be seen that the parts designated 2 and 13 are utilized when the table is extended and the intermediate boards are in place as supports for the latter, and when the table is closed these parts operate to constitute, in part, the s aces t, in which may be inserted the remova le intermediate boards.

Both the slidable sections of' the top and the removable boards are provided with interlocking dowels and holes or sockets so arranged that all the slidable sections and the boards contain only the holes or sockets to receive the dowels, thus leaving both edges of the boards along the sides without projections, so as to fit closely in the space t', in which they rest when not used to increase the size of the table-surface.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a table, the combination of the legs, the table-frame 15 supported thereby, the slidable top-sections a b each provided with slide-bars arranged above the table-frame, the centrally-d' posed strip 13 also arranged above the table-frame and supported thereby,l and the removable top-sections arranged to be inserted in the space formed by the separation of the slidable top-sections, the slide-bars, the centrally-disposed strip 13 and the table-frame constituting compartments that are covered by the slidable top-sections when they are closed together, and such compartments being open-ended and adapted to receive the removable top-sections when they are not in use, substantially as set forth.

2. In a table, the combination of the legs, the table-frame 15 supported thereby, tue storage-receptacles arranged below the tablerame, the slidable sections a Z) each provided with slide-bars arranged above the tablelirame and moigable relative thereto, the centrally-disposed strip 13 also arranged above the table-frame and supported thereby, and the removable top-sections arranged to be inserted in the space formed by the separation of the slidable top-sections, the slide-bars, the centrally-disposed strip 13 and the tablerame constituting` compartments, that are covered by the slidable top-sections when they are closed together and are disposed above the storage-receptacles, and such compartments being open-ended and adapted to receive the removable top-sections when they are not in use, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILHELM C. STEERS.

Witnesses M. REGNER,

EDWARD E. OsBoRN.

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